May 19th, 1938

Born on May 19th, 1938

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What happened on May 19th?

May 19th, 2018

The wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle took place at St George's Chapel in Windsor Castle, England.

May 19th, 2015

A corroded pipeline near Refugio State Beach, California, spilled 142,800 gallons (3,400 barrels) of crude oil onto the Gaviota Coast.

May 19th, 2010

In Bangkok, the Thai military (pictured) concluded a week-long crackdown on widespread protests by forcing the surrender of opposition leaders.

May 19th, 1997

The Sierra Gorda Biosphere, which encompasses the most ecologically diverse region in Mexico, was established as a result of grassroots efforts.

May 19th, 1991

Breakup of Yugoslavia: With the local Serb population boycotting the referendum, Croatians voted in favour of independence from Yugoslavia.

May 19th, 1915

First World War: Australian and New Zealand troops repelled the third attack on Anzac Cove, inflicting heavy casualties on the attacking Ottoman forces.

May 19th, 1911

Parks Canada, the world's first national park service, was established as the Dominion Parks Branch under the Department of the Interior.

May 19th, 1845

Captain John Franklin (pictured) departed Greenhithe, England, on an expedition to the Canadian Arctic in search of the Northwest Passage; all 129 men were later lost when their ships became icebound in Victoria Strait.

May 19th, 1828

The United States Congress passed the largest tariff in the nation's history, which resulted in severe economic hardship in the American South.

May 19th, 1780

A combination of thick smoke, fog, and heavy cloud cover caused darkness to fall on parts of Canada and the New England area of the United States by noon.

May 19th, 1776

American Revolutionary War: A Continental Army garrison west of Montreal surrendered to British troops at the Battle of the Cedars.

May 19th, 1743

French physicist Jean-Pierre Christin published the design of a mercury thermometer using the centigrade scale, with 0 representing the melting point of water and 100 its boiling point.

May 19th, 1655

Anglo-Spanish War: England invaded Spanish Jamaica, capturing it a week later.

May 19th, 2018

The wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle is held at St George's Chapel, Windsor, with an estimated global audience of 1.9 billion.

May 19th, 2016

EgyptAir Flight 804 crashes into the Mediterranean Sea while traveling from Paris to Cairo, killing all on board.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on May 19th

Born on May 19th, 1938

81

Girish Karnad

Indian playwright, theatre personality

*May 19th, 1938, Matheran †June 10th, 2019, Bengaluru

81

Bryan Marshall

British actor

*May 19th, 1938, Battersea †June 25th, 2019, London

85

Herbie Flowers

English musician

*May 19th, 1938, Isleworth

85

Marinella

Greek singer

*May 19th, 1938, Thessaloniki

85

Igor Ter-Ovanesyan

Athletics competitor

*May 19th, 1938, Kyiv

50

Moisés da Costa Amaral

East Timorese politician (1938-1989)

*May 19th, 1938, Fahinehan †February 22nd, 1989

85

Marilyn Chris

Actress

*May 19th, 1938, Brooklyn

85

Madge Hindle

English television actress

*May 19th, 1938, Blackburn

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54

Thomas Vinterberg

Danish film director

*May 19th, 1969, Copenhagen

85

Massimo Fagioli

Italian film director, screenwriter, author and psychiatrist

*May 19th, 1931, Monte Giberto †February 13th, 2017, Rome

67

Martyn Ware

English musician

*May 19th, 1956, Sheffield

48

Zhang Ning

Chinese female badminton player

*May 19th, 1975, Jinzhou

75

Tom Scott

American jazz musician (born 1948)

*May 19th, 1948, Los Angeles

44

Diego Forlán

Uruguayan association football player and manager

*May 19th, 1979, Montevideo

84

Nancy Kwan

Chinese-American actress

*May 19th, 1939, British Hong Kong

39

Malcolm X

American human rights activist (1925-1965)

*May 19th, 1925, Omaha †February 21st, 1965, Manhattan

22

Selina Freitag

German ski jumper

*May 19th, 2001, Erlabrunn

71

Nora Ephron

American film director and writer (1941–2012)

*May 19th, 1941, Upper West Side †June 26th, 2012, Manhattan

31

Sam Smith

British singer

*May 19th, 1992, London

83

Jan Janssen

Dutch cyclist

*May 19th, 1940, Pijnacker-Nootdorp

62

Victoria Wood

British comedian (1953–2016)

*May 19th, 1953, Prestwich †April 20th, 2016, London

74

Ashraf Ghani

President of Afghanistan from 2014 to 2021 (born 1949)

*May 19th, 1949, Logar

74

Balu Mahendra

Sri Lankan born Indian film director

*May 19th, 1939, Batticaloa †February 13th, 2014, Chennai

74

Peter Mayhew

British-American actor

*May 19th, 1944, Barnes †April 30th, 2019, Boyd

100

Bruce Bennett

American actor (1906–2007)

*May 19th, 1906, Tacoma †February 24th, 2007, Los Angeles

34

Lorraine Hansberry

African-American playwright and author (1930-1965)

*May 19th, 1930, Chicago †January 12th, 1965, New York City

46

Natalia Oreiro

Uruguayan singer and actress

*May 19th, 1977, Montevideo

72

Pol Pot

Former General Secretary of the Communist Party of Kampuchea

*May 19th, 1925, Prek Sbauv †April 15th, 1998, Anlong Veng District

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85

Otto Rehhagel

German footballer and manager

*August 9th, 1938, Essen

85

Hans Abraham

Badminton player

*September 10th, 1938, Berlin

82

Diana Rigg

English actress (1938–2020)

*July 20th, 1938, Doncaster †September 10th, 2020, London

80

Kofi Annan

7th Secretary-General of the United Nations (1938-2018)

*April 8th, 1938, Kumasi †August 18th, 2018, Bern

78

Michael Bogdanov

British theatre director

*December 15th, 1938, Neath †April 16th, 2017, Greece

85

Jon Voight

American actor (born 1938)

*December 29th, 1938, Yonkers

83

Herbert Achternbusch

German writer, painter and filmmaker (1938–2022)

*November 23rd, 1938, Munich †January 10th, 2022, Munich

82

Fips Asmussen

German comedian (1938–2020)

*April 30th, 1938, Hamburg †August 9th, 2020, Carl-von-Basedow-Klinikum

66

Lars Hillingsø

Danish fashion designer (1938-2005)

*July 12th, 1938, Copenhagen †February 20th, 2005, Croissanville

84

Fritz Pleitgen

German journalist and author (1938-2022)

*March 21st, 1938, Duisburg †September 15th, 2022, Cologne

78

Inga Ålenius

Swedish actress (1938-2017)

*May 15th, 1938, Stockholm †April 24th, 2017, Helsingborg

43

Romy Schneider

German-French actress (1938–1982)

*September 23rd, 1938, Vienna †May 29th, 1982, 7th arrondissement of Paris

78

Silvano Basagni

Italian sport shooter (1938-2017)

*August 6th, 1938, Florence †May 10th, 2017, Florence

86

Juan Carlos I of Spain

King of Spain from 1975 to 2014

*January 5th, 1938, Rome

42

Vladimir Vysotsky

Soviet singer-songwriter and actor (1938–1980)

*January 25th, 1938, Moscow †July 25th, 1980, Moscow

85

Elliott Gould

American actor

*August 29th, 1938, Brooklyn

85

Tommy Chong

Canadian actor and comedian

*May 24th, 1938, Edmonton

79

Gene Michael

Former Major League Baseball player, manager, executive

*June 2nd, 1938, Kent †September 7th, 2017, Oldsmar

85

Giuliano Amato

Italian politician (born 1938)

*May 13th, 1938, Turin

85

Connie Stevens

American actress and singer

*August 8th, 1938, Brooklyn

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No: With 365 days 1938 is a normal year and no leap year.

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